The University have partnered with Flywire to provide a facility for students to either pay their fees in full at enrolment and registration or to sign up to pay in instalments.

This payment method allows international and home students to pay in their local currency.

The benefits to students paying by Flywire include:

• Convenient payment options from over 240 countries and territories worldwide in over 140 currencies
• A variety of local payment methods including bank transfers, credit cards, e-wallets and more
• A Best Price Guarantee: if you find a better exchange rate at your bank within two hours
• All-inclusive cost with no hidden fees
• Around the clock multi-lingual support by live chat, email, and phone
• Options to pay in instalments available on enrolment
• Full payment tracking and visibility
• Internal controls to ensure funds are secure and protected against fraud

During your Online Enrolment you will have the option to pay your fees in full, or to sign up to pay your tuition fees by a Payment Plan.

Payment Plans can be set up through our Flywire Payment Portal, which will provide students with the choice to pay in a variety of currency and payment methods.

For 2025-26, the standard tuition fee payment plan options are:

Option 1: Pay a 25% instalment of net fees (tuition fees less scholarship + deposit) due at enrolment followed by equal instalments on:

• 1 October 2025
• 1 December 2025
• 1 February 2026

Option 2: Pay a 25% instalment of net fees (tuition fees less scholarship + deposit) due at enrolment followed by equal monthly instalments:

• 1 October 2025
• 1 November 2025
• 1 December 2025
• 1 January 2026
• 1 February 2026

Available Payment Methods

• Auto Card Pay – Auto Card Pay is an alternative way to pay your fees in instalments. Regular automatic credit or debit card payments can be made by registering a UK card, and the cardholder’s email address and contact details. This ensures your account is never overdue. Automatic reminder emails are sent to the cardholder 5 days prior to the payment dates and again after the payment has been collected.

• International Currency Payments – Signing up to an International Currency Payment Plan allows you to continue making your instalment payments in your home currency, throughout your time at the university. Automatic reminder emails will be sent 10 and 5 days prior to the payment dates to allow you sufficient time to make your payment by your chosen method. Payment needs to be made with the 10 to 5 days period that reminders are received.

You will be redirected to the flywire payment portal during enrolment and registration to complete your finance section. Here you will be able to sign up to one of the two available payment plans. You will be directed back to QSIS to complete your registration. Please note, until you hit confirm in the E&R portal – you will not be registered.

Details of how to do this are available in the financial registration guide 

The Flywire portal provides competitive exchange rates and a range of payment options. Exchange rates are subject to fast moving changes on the international currency markets.

Flywire offers a best price guarantee for international bank transfer payments, where if you are offered a better rate at your bank within two hours of booking a local currency bank transfer payment Flywire will match it.

Best Price Guarantee for International Payments | Flywire

No, the university bank details are not given out for payments via bank transfer. All payments must be made through our Flywire Payment Portal

While completing enrolment and registration, you should pick each of your modules. If your fees are showing as £0, please check with your school to ensure you are enrolled properly in each of your modules.

When completing financial registration in the E&R Portal students are asked to either pay their tuition fees in full or sign up to pay their tuition fees by one of the other payment options offered by the University.

Please see https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Feesandfinance/pay-tuition-fees/ for these options.

By the 30th of September, students whose course starts in Semester one, should have done one of the following:

• Paid their tuition fees in full, or
• Signed up to pay their tuition fees in a payment plan or
• Have funding in place from the SLC/SAAS or other source, or
• Submitted their sponsor letter either through the E&R Portal or to sponsors@qub.ac.uk

Please see details of deadline for payment and sanctions for non payment of tuition fees

Pay your Tuition Fees

Please note that the online payment page is not supported by Apple products at this time including Safari browser. Please try using a different browser. Google Chrome is the preferred browser. You may find that your browser works better by allowing cookies:

Alternatively, you could make the payment on the phone with this number: +44 (0)28 96 202020.

We are available to take phone payments calls Monday-Friday 9:30-4:30 except during university closure days.

Paying using Flywire.

A confirmation of payment will be provided at the point of payment. A further email will be sent by Flywire confirming that the payment has been sent to Queen's University Belfast. Your receipt is proof that Flywire have now received your money and are in the process of transferring it to Queen’s University.

Paying using telephone.

You can request a receipt when making a payment and this will be sent to you by email.

How do I get a statement of my fees?

Through the flywire portal you can print off a statement displaying all payments made on your account.

Please refer to the link below for further information

Tuition fees | Study | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

Eligible NI, GB and ROI students will be able to borrow the full cost of tuition from the Government, in the form of a tuition fee loan. The tuition fee loan is not means-tested and is available to all eligible students. Students can apply online for a tuition fee loan, maintenance loan and grant using the following links:

Student Finance NI 

Student Finance England 

Student Finance Wales 

Student Finance Scotland

If you are an undergraduate student from NI, England, Wales or the EU, with a confirmed tuition fee loan from the Student Loans Company (SLC), which covers your full tuition fees, we will confirm this directly with the SLC.

Students from Scotland must submit their proof of tuition fee funding by email to studentfinance@qub.ac.uk 

If you wish to be automatically assessed for the Queen’s Bursary please ensure that you agree to share your financial information from your student finance application with the University.

Please note that you should apply for your tuition fee loan prior to starting the academic year to ensure your tuition fee loan has been approved by the start of the academic year. an application must be made for each year of study.

Students normally resident in Northern Ireland can apply online for a tuition fee loan at Student Finance NI. Your tuition fee loan will be paid directly to the University on your behalf.

Students normally resident in Scotland can apply online for a tuition fee loan at Student Finance Scotland. Your tuition fee loan will be paid directly to the University on your behalf.

Students normally resident in England and Wales can apply online for a tuition fee loan at Student Finance England or Student Finance Wales. Your tuition fee loan is paid directly to you.

Students funding their master’s with this loan must sign up to pay in three instalments of 33%, 33% and 34%. For registration you should select the SLC option on Table 3 of the Payment Summary page. PGT students with a GB residency will be asked if the money is paid to their bank account. Select 'Yes' and input the full balance of fees against this payment method. Please ensure to sign up to the GBL 3-part payment plan on Flywire - payment dates will be October, February, and May.

If you have applied for a maintenance loan and received confirmation of your funding, you should receive your maintenance loan into your bank account within 3-4 days of completing your registration with the university.

If you do not receive it, please contact your funding authority to see if there has been a delay. If they confirm that it has not been delayed, please email reghelp@qub.ac.uk and include your student support reference number and student number so that we can investigate this for you.

If you are paying your fees via the SLC, SAAS or another student loan body you must ensure that you have completed your application with this funding body and that your application has been approved. If your SLC loan has not been approved before you enrol, please still indicate when registering that you expect SLC to be funding your tuition fees. Where this is not approved, you will be deemed to be paying your own fees. Full payment of tuition fees will be due by 10th October 2025.

My SLC course isn’t recognised.

The SLC course code relating to your course which needs to be entered in your student loan application can be found at:

https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/srecords/StudentLoanApplications/ApplicationProcess

If your annual household income has changed by more than 15% within the year, you can apply for a current year assessment by completing the form on the gov.uk website, as you may be entitled to extra funding. 

The SLC course code relating to your course which needs to be entered in your student loan application can be found at:

https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/srecords/StudentLoanApplications/ApplicationProcess

Your student loan information will be imported to your student financial account by mid-late September. Once your loan of £6500 is added, your remaining balance which needs assigned to a payment plan.

In the registration portal you should update £6500 in the SLC page and then select the Self-Financing option to either pay the remaining balance in full, or set up a Payment Plan to pay in instalments. Flywire will calculate the plan based on your full fees when you are completing your financial registration. Once we import the student loan information and assign your loan to your student financial account, the Payment Plan will readjust and your instalments will be based on your tuition fee balance after the loan is deducted.

SFNI PG fee loan payments come directly to us so you will not be involved in this side of things. You just need to commit to a payment plan for your self-funded element. PLEASE NOTE - if your loan has not yet been approved, your 1st instalment payment due on the 1/10/24 will be calculated off your FULL remaining balance.

A sponsor letter will need to be provided at the beginning of each academic year, at enrolment and registration. Full details of what needs to be included in this letter are available in the External Sponsor section of this webpage Pay your Tuition Fees | Study | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

The sponsor letter should be uploaded in the E&R Portal during registration. Sponsor letters not uploaded in the E&R Portal can be emailed to sponsors@qub.ac.uk 

Please find attached our Sponsor Form which you should have your sponsor complete prior to E&R. 

An invoice will normally be issued to sponsors in October of each year. Payment is due 30 days from the date of invoice. The tuition fee liability will revert to the student if fees remain outstanding after this due date.

Medical and Dental students

In Northern Ireland, the Department of Health (DoH) provides bursaries for eligible medical and dental students. These bursaries are available for the fifth and later years of study in the UK.

If you are a medical student and you expect your fees to be paid by the NHS Bursary Scheme you must first apply for a bursary with the NHS directly. Applications must be made within six months of the start of the academic year.

If you require further assistance, please contact the NHS student helpline on 0300 330 1345 or visit the NHS website: NHS Bursaries

Please note that failure to apply on time could result in you becoming personally liable for your fees.

Nursing and Midwifery students

Eligible students may have their fees paid for the duration of the three-year degree by the Department of Health (DoH) and may also receive a bursary – this is known as a ‘commissioned’ place. The bursary is intended to assist with daily living costs incurred while training and is awarded for each year of the three-year course; it will normally be paid in monthly instalments.

Many US students opt to finance their studies at Queen’s through US Federal Loans. Queen’s is approved by the US Department of Education for participation in the Title IV Federal Loans programme. US Federal Loans are generally available to eligible students who will be undertaking Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD programmes at Queen’s, except for medical and nursing programmes.

Graduate students, or dependent undergraduate students and their parents, can normally borrow up to the full cost of attendance of their programme (including tuition, subsistence and airfare).

Full details are available at US Loans and for further guidance, please contact the US Federal Loans Administrator at usloans@qub.ac.uk

A confirmation of payment will be provided at the point of payment. A further email will be sent by Flywire confirming that the payment has been sent to Queen's University Belfast. Your receipt is proof that Flywire have now received your money and are in the process of transferring it to Queen’s University. This should be treated as your official receipt for payment of your fees, unless you need one for tax purposes.

You can request a receipt when making a payment and this will be sent to you by email.

Tuition fees are available for all courses at  Queen's Coursefinder for UG, PG courses (qub.ac.uk)

Details are also available at Tuition fees | Study | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

For information on how tuition fees are calculated please follow the link: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Feesandfinance/  and then scroll down and refer to the red boxes near the bottom of the screen called ‘Tuition Fee Schedule’, and  ’Student Finance Framework’ refer to sections 3 and 4 of the ‘Student Finance Framework’

Tuition fees are also available for all courses at  Queen's Coursefinder for UG, PG courses (qub.ac.uk)

Details are also available at Tuition Fees | Study | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

For more information on how tuition fees are calculated please follow the link: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Feesandfinance/  and then scroll down and refer to the red boxes near the bottom of the screen called ‘Tuition Fee Schedule’, and  ’Student Finance Framework’ refer to sections 3 and 4 of the ‘Student Finance Framework’

For information on tuition fees are please follow the link: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Feesandfinance/ and then scroll down and refer to the red box near the bottom of the screen called ‘Tuition Fee Schedule’

Placement fees are noted on Page 4 and Study Abroad fees are available on Page 5

Find out more at: Scholarships | Study | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

And Funding and Scholarships | Study | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

Find out more at: Funding and Scholarships | Study | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

And Funding and Scholarships | Study | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

Find out more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/international-students/international-scholarships/

And Funding and Scholarships | Study | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

Please see https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/international-students/international-scholarships/terms-and-conditions/early-confirmation-award-terms-and-conditions/   for details of the Early Confirmation Reward.

https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/international-students/international-scholarships/terms-and-conditions/early-confirmation-award-terms-and-conditions/ for details of this reward.

Note students must have paid their full tuition fees less the amount of the Early Confirmation reward and have emailed proof of payment to internationalscholarships@qub.ac.uk in order to get the fee discount applied to their student account on Qsis.

At busy periods such as Enrolment and Registration, please note that it can take up to 5 days after the payment has reached the University’s bank account for the discount to appear on your student account on Qsis.

Please use the internationalscholarships@qub.ac.uk email address if you have any queries about the Early Confirmation Reward. 

The University recognises that the pandemic may also have caused some students to experience financial difficulties. As such, we have committed to providing fee-free resits for all students who have failed a module in 2024-25 to ensure that every student can access the opportunity to attempt to pass the module, and progress with their studies. This fee-free resit opportunity must be taken within the 2024-25 academic year.

Please refer to your course using the course finder at Queen's Coursefinder for UG, PG courses (qub.ac.uk) 

Within the fees and funding section, any additional costs will be specified.

To see if you are required to pay a deposit for your course, please refer to the following link: Payment of deposits | International | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

Queen’s University Belfast has partnered with Flywire to provide a simple and cost-effective payment method. This payment method allows international and home students to pay in their local currency.

Flywire allows you to:

• Pay in over 150 currencies.
• Save money on bank fees and exchange.
• Pay from any country and any bank.
• Pay by bank transfer, credit and debit card and e-wallet solutions including Alipay & PayPal
• Track your payment online 24/7
• Receive email and text updates regarding your payment status.
• 24/7 dedicated multilingual customer support.

Please see the link below to make an online bank transfer by Flywire. 

FLYWIRE

Payment of deposits | International | Queen's University Belfast

A confirmation of payment will be provided at the point of payment. A further email will be sent by Flywire confirming that the payment has been sent to Queen's University Belfast. Your receipt is proof that Flywire have now received your money and are in the process of transferring it to Queen’s University. This should be treated as your official receipt for payment of your fees, unless you need one for tax purposes.

You need to email a copy of your receipt of payment of your deposit to all of the following email addresses, as proof of payment:

Student Finance Office @ studentfinance@qub.ac.uk

International Admissions @ intl.admissions@qub.ac.uk

CAS Information @ cas.info@qub.ac.uk

Withdrawals

Any student may, on a voluntary or required basis, withdraw either permanently or temporarily from the University or programme of study at any point in the year.

The following sections are relevant in the context of assessing the fee implications of withdrawals and refunds

Full-time Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students

The date when a student withdraws affects the level of tuition fees which may be refunded, and it may also affect the student loan.  Fee adjustments are calculated with reference to the date of withdrawal from the University, not the last date of attendance, and cannot be actioned if the withdrawal procedure has not been followed correctly.  Table 3 below, demonstrates how the adjustment is calculated.

Fee Liability Dates Student Finance Framework 2025-26

Dates may be subject to change following review of the academic year

Part-time Undergraduate and Part-time Postgraduate Taught Students - See Section 5.2.2 of the Student Finance Framework 

Fees for part-time students are calculated by semester.  Further details of the withdrawal and module drop policy for part-time students are outlined in Section 5.4.2 below.

Postgraduate Research Students

The tuition fee liability for a Postgraduate Research student withdrawal, or a Temporary Leave of Absence, is based on the official date of withdrawal in the academic year, and a refund will be issued, if appropriate.  The tuition fee is calculated for a month if a student is deemed to be in attendance for 20 calendar days or more.

Please see International Scholarships | Study | Queen's University Belfast for eligibility and terms & conditions for the University's Scholarships.

Please note where a student initially enrols as full time and are eligible for a scholarship, if they change to part-time, by withdrawing or dropping modules and change to part-time they will no longer be entitled to receive the scholarship.

Definitions are available @ Section 3 of the Student Finance Framework

Undergraduate Full-time

A student is normally classified as full-time, if the total CATS points of the course being studied are greater than 90 CATS points, for the academic year.  A full-time fee will be charged, based on the fee rate for the course of study.

Postgraduate Taught Full-time

A student is normally classified as full-time if the total CATS points of the course that is being studied are greater than 120 CATS points for the academic year.

If you drop modules, take a leave of absence, withdraw from your programme or have overpaid for any reason, you may be entitled to a refund.

Your student finance account must be in credit - you can check the balance on your account by checking at  QSIS   

For information on how your tuition fees may change in these circumstances, please refer to Section 5 Withdrawals and Refunds, of the Student Finance Framework.

https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Feesandfinance/   and then scroll down and click the red box near the bottom of the screen called ’Student Finance Framework’.

For final confirmation that you may be due a refund please email tuitionfeerefunds@qub.ac.uk

To begin the refund request please complete the form available at Refund Request Form

Once you have completed the form, a member of the Student Finance Office staff will contact you about your refund. Staff are required to follow a strict approval process before refunds are made so the refund process can take several weeks particularly during busy periods such as Enrolment and Registration.

Please note that refunds will be made via the original payment method (debit/credit card, Flywire, or direct bank transfer or if you used multiple methods of payments, you will receive a refund via the same combination of payment methods). Please allow up to 21 days for your refund to be processed.

Students can only apply to the Student Support and University's Financial Assistance Fund using an ONLINE application, available by logging into their Qsis Student Account at https://qsis.qub.ac.uk/ , Once logged into Qsis the application can be found by clicking into the ‘Finances/Financial aid’ section.

Full details are available at Student Financial Support | Study | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

The University assesses applications in line with the Conditions of Funding set by the Department for the Economy which requires an assessment of a student's access to funding and their living costs. We are required to assess a student’s access to funding and their living costs.

You will be required to submit the following supporting documentation with your online application which you will be asked to upload during the application process on the Document Management page:

• bank statements from all your accounts for the two months prior to your application date to show your income and living costs. This includes all accounts you have access to including, digital savings accounts, ISAs, cryptocurrency, social media wallets, overseas accounts and shared accounts. These must be submitted in date order.
• evidence of your accommodation or lease or mortgage - to understand your housing expenditure commitment. Tenancy agreements should be current and show your name.
• evidence of your funding body or scholarship support, e.g., award letter - to understand the income level you receive.
• a statement of any current benefits you are in receipt of

Receipts for childcare costs

Due to limited funds, second awards will not be considered in 2024-25 unless exceptional circumstances can be fully demonstrated and supported by documentary evidence .

We update the Document Management page of your QSIS application when we are processing an application. If we require any further information, you will be notified by email and the Document Management page will reflect this.

There is often a 6-week turnaround for processing applications.

Student Financial Support awards can only be paid into a UK bank account.

Please note that we require your 8-digit account number and NOT your 16-digit card number.

Please also provide your sort code.

The entitlement of full-time NI/GB undergraduate and PGCE students to the Queen’s Bursary is assessed based on household income of less than £19,204 and payment of fees of £4,750/ £9,000/£9,250.

Please complete Section 11 of your Student Finance application form to be assessed for eligibility.

Queen’s Bursary is paid directly into the bank account you have provided to Student Loans Company in February.

Please check with your Education Authority that “Consent to share” your information has been given.

1st year student’s household income must be verified income. Please contact your Education Authority who can confirm what information is required to verify your income.

To pay your outstanding tuition fees from a previous year please telephone 02896 202020 

Fee status | Study | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

In most cases fee status cannot be changed after you have registered at the University, however it may be possible in very limited circumstances.  Please note that if you are classified as International for fee purposes, and you obtain 'Indefinite Leave to Remain' after the first day of the first academic year of your programme (1 September in the year that your programme started), or if you subsequently acquire three years’ residence in the UK, your fee status will not change.

Further details of the exceptional circumstances under which fee status may change are listed on the UKCISA website.

However, if you think the University has incorrectly applied the regulations in assessing your status for tuition fee purposes, it is possible to appeal this decision.

The Student Finance Framework has been developed by the University to provide a consolidated guide on all matters which have an impact on tuition fees and associated charges. The Framework also includes a Fee Appeals Process.  The Student Finance Framework and full details of the Fee Appeals Process (contained within Section 9 of the Framework document) including information on the Grounds for an Appeal are available here.

Appeals should be submitted to the office of the Director of Finance in the first instance (finance.dept@qub.ac.uk)

Students in Belfast spend least in the UK on household bills (Natwest Student Living Index 2024).

To see how Queen’s compare to other universities in terms of key costs, please visit Cost of living | About | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

Please email studentfinance@qub.ac.uk

The University does not permit payment directly to their bank account for tuition fees. Payment made in this way will be returned directly to the originating bank. This can take from 8-12 weeks and may be subject to an administration charge